Improvement in flat-iron heaters



UNITED 4 STATES fPArENr Prion JAMES N. ADAMS AND TIENRY S. MILLER, OF OLATHE, KANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN FLAT-IRON HEATERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 157,468, dated December 8, 1874; application filed July 22, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES N. ADAMS and HENRY S. MILLER, of Olathe, in the county of Johnson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flat-Iron Heaters; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

Our invention relates to an improvement in flat-iron heaters; and it consists in the arrangement and combination of devices, which I will be more fully described hereafter, whereby the irons can be quickly and readily heated with the least amount of fuel.

The accompanying drawings represent our invention.

a represents the body of the heater, constructed of sheet-iron, or any other suitable material, and which is made tapering, so as to be wider at the top than at the bottom, and thus present the greatest amount of heating-surface. In this body is placed a drawer, b, which is provided with a bottom, 0, the bottom being perforated near its inner end, so as to form a draft for the fire at that end. This false bottom serves to divide the drawer into two parts, the lower one of which forms an ash-pan, 1, and which has an opening, 2, at its front end, so as to form a draft-hole. Secured to the end of the drawer, by suitable guides, is the slide d, which can be made to close both the draft-hole of the ash-pan and the draft-hole 3 in the end of the drawer. Back of this slide is placed a spring frictionplate, 0, which serves to hold the slide in any desired position. Should the fire become too hot, the slide can be pushed down so as to close both draft-holes; or should it burn too freely at the front end, and not sufficiently so at the rear one, the slide can be pushed down to cover the draft-hole in the end of the drawer, and leave the draft-hole through the ash-pan still open.

Around the top of the frame, at each end, are formed the inclined projections or flanges g, which serve as dovetails to hold in position the slotted cover h, the cover being provided with a suitable stop or hook, 2', at each of its front ends, so as to prevent it from being moved too far back.

Secured to one or more sides of the body is a reflector or guide, Z, which not only serves to prevent the radiation of the heat toward the operator, but also guides the hot air up the side, so that it will pass around and over the irons. To the top of this reflector is hinged the lid n, which is closed up against the top, after the irons have been inserted in position, to keep the heat around them.

The bottom edges 5 of the frame are made to vextend outward and downward some distance, so as to form a solid support for the body, and prevent it from being accidentally upset, and at the same time to raise the body up above the table upon which it is placed. Secured between these bottom edges 5 is the false bottom 0, which serves to prevent the hot air from passing down and burning the support or table upon which the frame is placed, the edges being perforated so as to allow a free circulation of air between the false bottom and the bottom of the frame.

Secured to the end of the frame, and to the end of the drawer, are suitable handles 7, provided with wood or other non-conducting material, by which the heater can be carried around.

At the same end of the frame to which the handle is secured is the pipe B, through which the products of combustion pass, and upon which can be placed, if so desired, any number of sections of pipe, so as to convey the smoke and gases out of the room in which the heater is placed.

On one side of the frame, at the front end, is secured a suitable brace, 8, for holding the body in shape.

Having thus described our invention, we claim- 1. The frame a, made wider at its top than which is perforated at its inner end, in comhave hereunto set our hands this 11th day of bination with the slide d for closing one or July, 1874.

both draft-holes, substantially as specified.

3. The combination of the body at, having JAMES ADAMS the projections or flanges g, slotted cover h, -HENRY S. MILLER. stops z, lid n, and guide I, substantially as Witnesses: 7 specified. THOS. E. MILHOAR,

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we STEVE E. BARKER. 

